A Matter of Death and Life (in conversation with Dr. Irvin Yalom)

Irvin Yalom is an existential psychiatrist and pioneer of humanistic psychology, with a career spanning 60 years as an educator, writer, and psychotherapist.  An expert on grief, the emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University spent 2019 writing 'A Matter of Death and Life' with his wife, Marylin, as each described their perspective on her terminal illness. Marylin died in November 2019, ending their 73-year relationship.  In this episode of Being Human, counsellor and Star columnist, Sandy Clarke, talks to Irvin Yalom about his relationship with Marylin and their journey together through her illness.  They also discuss how Irvin's grief came to inform his work with clients, and Irvin shares his thoughts, reflecting on 90 years of life, on what really matters in the end.  For more information on Relate Malaysia and our services, visit www.relate.com.my or email us at: [email protected]